Patents by Inventor Michael Maston
Michael Maston has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20110168049Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims an apparatus and method for delivering a wide array of selected agents to a target from stand-off distances. The apparatus includes a self-destruct frangible projectile made of primary, binding, and active components. The primary component generally has a specific gravity greater than lead, and the binding component generally has a specific gravity less than lead. The active component may be a metal for penetrating the target, a dye for optically marking the target, or another specially selected agent for delivery to the target, depending on the particular embodiment. The frangible projectile self-destructs upon contact with the target, in proximity to the target, or after passing the target, depending on the particular embodiment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2008Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: NEWTEC SERVICES GROUPInventors: Keith T. Williams, Michael Maston, Scott Martin
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Patent number: 7755041Abstract: A triacetone triperoxide cloud associated with a triacetone triperoxide explosive attached to a hard target is remotely detected by operating differential-absorption lidar lasers to transmit a laser beam toward the hard target at differing wavelengths. A backscattered laser beam reflected from the lidar target (hard target, person, aerosols, clouds, buildings) is detected because a cloud of triacetone triperoxide in front of the lidar target and between the lidar target and the differential-absorption lidar system produces a differential-absorption signal having characteristics that identify the triacetone triperoxide. In a second embodiment, a triacetone triperoxide cloud that is absorbing optical radiation from its ambient environment and which is attached to a hard target is detected from a location remote from the triacetone triperoxide explosive by detecting an optical radiation absorption signature characterized by triacetone triperoxide absorption lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignees: University of South Florida, University of Central Florida Research Foundation, NEWTEC Service Group, Inc.Inventors: Dennis K. Killinger, Michael Sigman, Michael Maston, Keith Williams
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Patent number: 7380503Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims an apparatus and method for delivering a wide array of selected agents to a target from stand-off distances. The apparatus includes a self-destruct frangible projectile made of primary, binding, and active components. The primary component generally has a specific gravity greater than lead, and the binding component generally has a specific gravity less than lead. The active component may be a metal for penetrating the target, a dye for optically marking the target, or another specially selected agent for delivery to the target, depending on the particular embodiment. The frangible projectile self-destructs upon contact with the target, in proximity to the target, or after passing the target, depending on the particular embodiment.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Newtec Services GroupInventors: Keith T. Williams, Michael Maston, Scott Martin
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Publication number: 20070210254Abstract: A triacetone triperoxide cloud associated with a triacetone triperoxide explosive attached to a hard target is remotely detected by operating differential-absorption lidar lasers to transmit a laser beam toward the hard target at differing wavelengths. A backscattered laser beam reflected from the lidar target (hard target, person, aerosols, clouds, buildings) is detected because a cloud of triacetone triperoxide in front of the lidar target and between the lidar target and the differential-absorption lidar system produces a differential-absorption signal having characteristics that identify the triacetone triperoxide. In a second embodiment, a triacetone triperoxide cloud that is absorbing optical radiation from its ambient environment and which is attached to a hard target is detected from a location remote from the triacetone triperoxide explosive by detecting an optical radiation absorption signature characterized by triacetone triperoxide absorption lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, NEWTEC SERVICE GROUP, INC.Inventors: Dennis Killinger, Michael Sigman, Michael Maston, Keith Williams
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Publication number: 20060288897Abstract: A method and apparatus for incorporating nanophase elemental materials and metastable interstitial composite materials into projectiles, projectile fragments, ordnance casings, warheads and structural components. The projectile, fragments and casings include an elemental material capable of oxidizing. A coating material that is capable of preventing oxidation of the elemental material and an oxidizing agent may be present and be capable of reacting with the elemental material so that a self-propagating high temperature synthesis reaction from a stabilized solid material is yielded for the purpose of rendering terminal effects or thermal impact to a target at impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2005Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Keith Williams, Michael Maston
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Publication number: 20060144281Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims an apparatus and method for delivering a wide array of selected agents to a target from stand-off distances. The apparatus includes a self-destruct frangible projectile made of primary, binding, and active components. The primary component generally has a specific gravity greater than lead, and the binding component generally has a specific gravity less than lead. The active component may be a metal for penetrating the target, a dye for optically marking the target, or another specially selected agent for delivery to the target, depending on the particular embodiment. The frangible projectile self-destructs upon contact with the target, in proximity to the target, or after passing the target, depending on the particular embodiment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Keith Williams, Michael Maston, Scott Martin
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Publication number: 20060095619Abstract: A system and method for enabling users and developers to store data on a number of different types of local and remote devices connected to a multimedia console or a gaming console. The range of available storage devices creates issues that are addressed to avoid apparent inconsistencies in storage performance (e.g. latency). A consistent method of reading and writing data is provided such that end users and developers do not have to be concerned with restrictions and limitations inherent to various devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Gregory Martinez, Brian Schmidt, Christopher Pirich, Jeffrey Simon, Jon Whitten, Michael Maston, Tyler Carper, Yasser Asmi, Richard Irving
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Publication number: 20060095475Abstract: A system and method for enabling users and developers to store data on a number of different types of local and remote devices connected to a gaming console, a multimedia console or a console that is both gaming and multimedia console. The range of available storage devices creates issues that are addressed to avoid apparent inconsistencies in storage performance (e.g. latency). A consistent method of reading and writing data is provided such that end users and developers do not have to be concerned with restrictions and limitations inherent to various devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Gregory Martinez, Brian Schmidt, Christopher Pirich, Jeffrey Simon, Jon Whitten, Michael Maston, Tyler Carper, Yasser Asmi, Richard Irving
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Publication number: 20060068911Abstract: Communication between a game console having a communication port and a personal computer is facilitated by implementing a shared folder on the personal computer that can be accessed via the communication port. The game console and personal computer may communicate via a Server Message Block compatible code, a Universal Plug and Play networking protocol, and the like. To save memory, the SMB compatible code (or other code) may not support the full set of SMB protocol features (or other protocol features).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Pirich, Derek Smith, Gregory Martinez, James Yagelowich, Jon Whitten, Maciej Maciesowicz, Mark McCracken, Michael Maston, Andrew Murphy
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Publication number: 20060068910Abstract: Communication between a game console having a communication port and a portable device is facilitated by determining that a portable device has been directly connected to the communication port, determining the protocol associated with the portable device, and communicating with the portable device using a driver associated with the determined protocol. An ancillary application may handle the communication between the game console and the portable device while a game or entertainment application executes concurrently on the game console. The game application may execute in a reserved predetermined amount of hardware resources of the game console while the ancillary application may execute concurrently using the remaining hardware resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Brian Schmidt, Christopher Pirich, Derek Smith, Gregory Martinez, Jon Whitten, Joshua Poley, Maciej Maciesowicz, Michael Maston
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Publication number: 20050262255Abstract: A system and method provides a high level of system functionality in a multimedia console through the use of system applications, while reducing any corresponding lack of control that multimedia applications will have while running on the console. A predetermined amount of hardware resources of the multimedia console is reserved. The system application is executed substantially using the predetermined amount of reserved hardware resources and the multimedia application is executed substantially within the remaining unreserved hardware resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2004Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: J. Goossen, Michael Maston, Tracy Sharpe